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Beth Jones Sanborn

Beth Jones Sanborn

Beth comes to healthcare journalism and HIMSS Media from the world of TV reporting where she spent four years before becoming the managing editor of Healthcare Finance News in November 2015. She has spent the last three plus years reporting on everything from revenue cycle to MACRA to social determinants of health and hospital disaster preparedness. When Beth isn’t researching or writing, she can be found outside corralling her feisty but lovable german shepherd Sophie, volunteering for her favorite dog rescue Pittie Posse, squeezing in a workout or relaxing with her rescue cat Annabelle.

By Beth Jones Sanborn | 06:23 pm | December 21, 2018
Anna Loengard, Tim Putnam to share insights on harnessing data and analytics for population health success in transition from volume to value.
Privacy & Security
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:38 pm | December 18, 2018
According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, healthcare employees in the U.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 06:04 pm | December 14, 2018
The tool, Patient Unified Lookup System, enabled volunteers to access patient information and and deliver quality care, especially medication.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:26 pm | December 12, 2018
Edward Klatt, a pathology expert at Mercer University School of Medicine says system leaders must be all in on promoting better coping skills.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:42 pm | December 11, 2018
The problem was the web of multiple EMRs that complicated the process and created dramatic variances in the way referrals were processed.
Revenue Cycle
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:32 pm | December 11, 2018
The problem was the web of multiple EMRs that complicated the process and created dramatic variances in the way referrals were processed.
Workflow
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:58 pm | December 06, 2018
Marc Harrison said the escalation process, which includes daily huddles with all levels of staff, has provided operational clarity, improved safety.
Strategic Planning
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 06:25 pm | December 05, 2018
In Part 2 of our series on the hospital mergers, a look at the common problems and advice about how to sidestep them.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:24 pm | December 04, 2018
Hennepin's Alex Knutson-Smisek says using the EHR to pinpoint SDOH was a hard sell but the work that followed was not overly complex.
Artificial Intelligent
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:19 pm | November 26, 2018
Case study: Grady Health used an AI machine to generate which patients were most at risk of coming back to them within 30 days, and then dispatched EMS staff to visit them.